Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Brisbane artist TIAHN embraces the mess of your twenties on debut EP

TIAHN is not interested in pretending your twenties are graceful. On her debut EP LiFe iS wEiRd, the Meanjin/Brisbane artist turns emotional whiplash into sharp-edged indie-pop, bouncing between heartbreak, ego bruises, romantic…

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Track: The Rubens Explore Heartbreak And Acceptance On ‘Are You Getting High’

The Rubens have shared new single Are You Getting High, a reflective look at the uneasy space between heartbreak and acceptance. Following recent release Goanna, the Menangle five-piece dial things…

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Track: Hooligan Hefs Links With Wiley On New Single ‘6PM Somewhere’

Hooligan Hefs continues building momentum toward his forthcoming album Sixth Sense with new single 6PM Somewhere, a relaxed collaboration with UK grime figure Wiley. Stream it HERE. Following recent releases…

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News: Saint Etienne Announce Final Australian And New Zealand Tour

Saint Etienne have announced that they will return to Australia and New Zealand one final time this November and December, bringing an end to a career that has quietly shaped…

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News: Kristin Hersh Announces Intimate Australian Tour For 2026

Kristin Hersh will return to Australia this November for a series of intimate headline shows supporting forthcoming album Sugar On Blackstone, due September 18 via Fire Records. For more than four decades, Hersh…

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Track: Harriet Fahey Channels Pop-Punk Urgency Into New Single ‘Alive’

Harriet Fahey grew up in Bathurst surrounded by country music, but her new single Alive pushes firmly in another direction entirely. Trading twang for sharp-edged indie-pop guitars and pop-punk urgency, Fahey sounds like…

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Track: Sleeping With Sirens Return To Their Heavier Roots On ‘Paralyzed’

Sleeping With Sirens have released surprise new single Paralyzed ahead of forthcoming eighth album An Ending In Itself, due June 12 via Rise Records. Stream Paralyzed HERE. The track pushes the band further back toward…

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Track: Lottie McLeod Announces ‘The Boat House’ EP With Wry New Single

Lottie McLeod writes songs like she’s trying to talk herself through the emotional wreckage in real time. On new single Sunburnt, the she takes the strange humiliation of developing intense feelings for…

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News: The Lazy Eyes Announce Biggest Australian Tour Yet

The Lazy Eyes are heading back on the road this spring with their biggest Australian headline tour to date, announcing a sprawling September-October run in support of forthcoming second album Cheesy Love…

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News: Queenscliff Music Festival Unveils Huge First Lineup For 2026

Queenscliff Music Festival has unveiled its first 2026 lineup announcement. Returning to the Bellarine Peninsula from November 27 to 29, the coastal institution has assembled a lineup that moves effortlessly between…

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